Despite it being Labor Day, there was still a decent, but not overwhelming number of submissions for ‘SCAPE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Andy Sharp Andy Sharp Teresa Kahler Kim Barker Elizabeth Nordeen Jesse… Read More »WPC – WEEK 312 – ‘SCAPE
If you are reading this, then I am out on the open road harvesting some town signs. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be able to get started on this week’s theme at the appropriate time. Here is the theme for Week 313: JUNK I will reveal the submissions… Read More »Week 313 Theme Reveal
I did take my camera in for Iowa State’s embarrassing, pathetic performance/victory against UNI yesterday. There is a limit of 6 inches on the length of lenses that you are allowed to bring in, so the lens I brought in was definitely a wide angle lens, sorta. You don’t want… Read More »#7 Iowa State Cyclones 16 Northern Iowa Panthers 10
Most of the pictures from the folder 2010-11-22 are from when I took some pictures of the Baiers around Iowa State’s beautiful campus. By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s Notebook” entry to its original glory: RWPE #46… Read More »2010-11-22
On the last day of the Iowa State Fair, Jesse and I went down there and spent several hours down there before picking up my pictures from the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. I barely made it in to the Cultural Center to get my photos because they started closing… Read More »Last Day of the Fair
Well over a year ago my Mom paid for a brick to honor her Dad for his military service that was to be placed around the Boone County Freedom Rock. I believe that she ended up splitting that cost with her brothers and sisters. Then she purchased a brick to… Read More »Amazing Love
Yesterday I completed yet another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. I was surprised how packed a month it was. When I looked back at some of the images, I thought, “that happened in August? It feels like such a long time ago!” Here are my favorites from August: August… Read More »Selfie Project – August 2021
A few weeks back I cruised around Pocahontas County harvesting their town signs. Some of these I harvested on a trip to northwest Iowa with Teresa. The rest I harvested on a solo trip. Here are some facts about Pocahontas County: + Population is 7,078. It is the 93rd most… Read More »Town Sign Project: Pocahontas County
It doesn’t look like PEOPLE was a very popular theme. I mean, you PEOPLE must think that other PEOPLE suck. Which I guess is the smart bet. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Teresa Kahler… Read More »WPC – WEEK 311 – PEOPLE
Back in early May I went down to Jester Park because I had heard reports that some baby bison were wandering around down there. It turned out that they were there, but they never really got near enough to the fence for me to get a decent picture of them.… Read More »A Coat Borrowed from James Dean
There was really only one picture in the folder 2010-11-15, so I decided to include 2010-11-18 in this post. The picture in the folder 2010-11-15 is a picture of Jill holding her flute that I took for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, back then known as the RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT.… Read More »2010-11-15 & 2010-11-18
On the first day of the Iowa State Fair I attended it with Jen, Layla, and Evie. Evie was performing with her Irish Dance Team. We wandered around the Fair for several hours before and after watching Evie perform. Here on some of the pictures from the day: I also… Read More »First Day of the Fair
It is time for another collection of pictures of flowers I took in my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on May 6, 2021. Once again, almost exclusively tulips, but one picture of an allium. Still plenty more flower pictures to share.
A few weekends back I tooled around Humboldt County and harvested their town sign. Here is a collection of some of the auxiliary images I took on this road trip, including some I took as I went back south threw Calhoun County. Humboldt Renwick LuVerne Livermore Ottosen Rutland Gilmore City… Read More »Humboldt County Auxiliary Images
A few weeks back I cruised around Hancock County harvesting their town signs. It was a very interesting trip as Hancock County has some very nice towns. Here are some facts about Hancock County: + Population is 10,802 (2019 estimate). Making it the 68th most populous county in Iowa. Behind… Read More »Town Sign Project: Hancock County
I’m pretty sure that this is the most popular theme in the history of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. 30 submissions! Wow! I’m glad to see so many people have people they consider FRIENDS or could at least find a group of somebody else’s FRIENDS to photograph or found something that… Read More »WPC – WEEK 310 – FRIENDS
By the time this publishes, my entries in this year’s Iowa State Fair Photography Salon should be safely in my possession. It seems like a good time to share what pictures I entered and how they fared. Class 45: Planes, Trains & Automobiles – Honorable Mention Class 22: Black &… Read More »2021 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon Personal Results
The pictures in the folder 2010-11-08 are from the last time that Iowa State and Nebraska played each other in football. Nebraska, tired of being mediocre in the Big 12 and being pushed around by Texas off the field, left for the Big Ten. Their fans thought for sure that… Read More »2010-11-08
We are having some kind of sale at my Mom’s garage tonight and tomorrow morning. The address is 111 South Benton Street. The sale tonight will start at 4 and end when people stop showing up. Tomorrow it will start at 7 and end when people stop showing up. Probably… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Pet Show – 2021
It is time for another collection of pictures from my Mom’s flowerbeds. This time the entire collection is of tulips. These pictures were taken on April 29, 2021. I have many, many more flower pictures to share.
A few Sundays back I cruised around Warren County with Shannon harvesting their town signs. Yes, the county that many people have wondered why I hadn’t wandered around has been harvested. I was waiting for Shannon to accompany me and assist me on harvesting their town signs as she lives… Read More »Town Sign Project: Warren County